Phoenix (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

The name Phoenix refers to:

In mythology,
- A mythological creature, the Phoenix
- A character in the Iliad, tutor of Achilles and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus; see: Phoenix (Iliad)
In biology, the genus Phoenix of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the Date Palm)
In astronomy and space exploration,
- Phoenix (constellation) is a minor southern constellation.
- Phoenix (spacecraft), a planned NASA mission to Mars
- The EADS Phoenix, a proposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle
- Project Phoenix (SETI) is a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals.
In computing,
- Phoenix Object Basic, a software-based objective programming language.
- The Phoenix operating system shell was developed at Cambridge University for their IBM mainframe
- Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer.
- Phoenix is the former name of the Mozilla Firefox web browser
In television,
- A TV show: Phoenix (TV series)
- Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong-based television broadcaster
- A German TV station: Phoenix (German TV station)
- The name of a fictional spacecraft in the Star Trek universe. See Phoenix (Star Trek).
In comics,
- A Marvel Comics superhero or entity (either Jean Grey, Rachel Summers, or the Phoenix (comics))
- A manga by Osamu Tezuka. See Phoenix (manga) (Original Japanese title: Hi no Tori).
The name of several ships:
- USS Phoenix (CL-46)
- USS Phoenix (SSN-702)
- Phoenix, first steamboat to sail the open ocean
Some places named Phoenix:
- Phoenix, Mauritius
- Phoenix Islands A sparsely populated island chain in Kiribati.
- In the United States:
  - Phoenix, Arizona
  - Phoenix, Illinois
  - Phoenix, Maryland
  - Phoenix, New York
  - Phoenix, Oregon
  - (Note also places named Phoenixville.)
Miscellaneous:
- Phoenix was the name of the first modern Greek currency.
- AIM-54 Phoenix, a long-range air-to-air missile
- Bristol Phoenix, a diesel-powered aircraft engine
- Transsylvania Phoenix, a Romanian rock band
- An Irish magazine: Phoenix (magazine)
- Operation Phoenix is a program undertaken by the CIA in Vietnam to "neutralize" the civilian population.
- A nickname sometimes used for Japan after WWII
- The name of a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.
- A newspaper of Loyola University Chicago called Loyola Phoenix.
- Phoenix is the name of a 1980 arcade game
- the nickname of Dave Farrell, a bass guitarist in the nu metal band Linkin Park
- Project Phoenix is the name of the South African National Defence Force programme to revive its Reserve Force.

See also: Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights

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